Technology news and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Technology News and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Malaysia’s data centre sector is expanding rapidly with new hyperscale and campus developments in Cyberjaya and Selangor, highlighting rising regional demand for cloud infrastructure and AI-driven capacity across Southeast Asia.
NTT Data has acquired Dubai-based AWS partner Zero&One to strengthen its cloud and AI capabilities in the Middle East, positioning itself to capture growing regional demand for cloud migration, data analytics, and AI-driven digital transformation.
Oman’s Environment Authority has completed its full digital transformation through cloud adoption, improving service efficiency, cybersecurity readiness and environmental monitoring while advancing the country’s smart government and sustainability objectives.
Telenor Pakistan has completed a full migration of its prepaid and postpaid subscriber base to a cloud-native charging and billing system, improving resilience, scalability, and digital service capabilities while strengthening its core infrastructure to support faster innovation and future network evolution across its nationwide operations.
Saudi leaders and Oracle executives highlighted the Kingdom’s AI ambitions at Oracle AI World Tour Riyadh, noting AI’s role in digital transformation under Vision 2030. With over $40 billion planned investment and strong data sovereignty focus, Saudi Arabia aims to become a global AI hub.
Tencent Cloud plans to expand its Middle East data centre footprint as regional demand for cloud and AI infrastructure accelerates. The move aligns with a broader surge in hyperscale investments across the Gulf, driven by national digital strategies, AI ambitions, and a rapidly growing market for sovereign and enterprise cloud services.
e& UAE became the first organization in the country to achieve TM Forum’s “Running on ODA” status, validating its shift to cloud-native, modular digital platforms. The accreditation confirms e&’s ability to operationalize open architecture at scale, accelerating innovation, simplifying integration, and enabling faster delivery of digital services across its ecosystem.
Manara and AWS launched the Cloud Catalyst Tech Forum in Riyadh, showcasing Saudi tech talent through a 1,000-participant GenAI hackathon and industry engagement. Backed by a $2.8 million training agreement, the initiative aims to upskill 5,000 engineers across MENA, strengthening Saudi Arabia’s cloud and AI workforce under Vision 2030.
Gulf Edge and Google Cloud are transforming Thai telco AIS into an AI-native enterprise using Gemini Enterprise, creating an agentic AI platform across operations and customer touchpoints. The model will scale across Gulf Group, supported by a new AI Center of Excellence, positioning Thailand for large-scale enterprise AI adoption.
SUDO has signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS to accelerate cloud adoption, AI integration, and legacy modernisation across Saudi Arabia. The partnership supports Vision 2030 by enabling public and private sector entities to build secure, scalable digital platforms and strengthen the Kingdom’s digital foundations.